Which to use
“parée” is a noun and “partez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,632
- “parée” frequency rank
- #10,370
- “partez” frequency rank
- 46002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parée | partez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie d'un fourneau de forge. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de partir. |
Where the eye mixes parée and partez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parée runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against partez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses parée with partez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parée is \pa.ʁe\ while partez is \paʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parée is recorded at frequency rank #35,632, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁe\. partez is at rank #10,370, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.te\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46002, this pair ranks #198,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parée vs partez
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parée": é. Private to "partez": tz.
"parée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "partez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- partez ← aprtez · paretz · parrtez · partezz · parttez · partze · patrez · ppartez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parée" and "partez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "parée" or "partez" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parée" and "partez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parée" and "partez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parée vs prep". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #198,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.